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The following is an archive of my articles about builders, strategies, home inspections, financing, painting, staging, tips, and skills. Start reading and you can search the archive anytime.

Town of Vienna Real Estate Tax Rate 2025

By Doug Francis

Town Hall Vienna VA 127 Center Street

  Town of Vienna Real Estate 2025 fiscal year tax rate shall be $.195 (or 19.5 cents) per every $100 of assessed value. Real estate taxes are paid annually in two installments, due July 28, 2025 and December 5, 2025. The town’s real estate tax rate is 19.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Town of Vienna homeowners also pay Continue Reading

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Fireworks in Vienna | July 2, 2025

By Doug Francis

Vienna VA Station Market

Vienna Fireworks Show - 7/2/2025 If you are planning to watch the annual Vienna VA fireworks show on July 2nd, 2025, then you should remember that they will be set off around 9:30 at Yeonas Park. There is limited seating at Yeonas Park (Vienna Little League Park) in the stands. Bring chairs or blankets, but no chairs allowed on the Continue Reading

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Here’s my home seller checklist… imagine you’re Getting Ready to Sell

By Doug Francis

Staged kitchen for real estate marketing

Hoping for top dollar when you sell your home in Vienna, VA? Here's the first home seller checklist I give designed to help anyone get started. It's work, but delivers a worthy ROI! In 2025, my main marketing strategy will be helping each client's home look its best online with careful planning, staging, and professional photography. Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Home Seller Tips, Homeowner Ideas, Living Here Tagged With: Home Improvements, Home Seller Tips, Home Staging, Vienna Real Estate

Vienna VA Real Estate Stats | 2025

By Doug Francis

Vienna real estate market inventory update

Vienna Market - Spring 2025 I always hear questions about pricing and market activity in Vienna, and I like to talk about what is happening today. Specifically: active inventory, days on market, buyer activity, number of offers, and other important factors that monthly "stats" don't always make obvious. And, with today's shifting market with Continue Reading

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Vienna Halloween Parade 2024

By Doug Francis

Vienna Halloween Parade Float Contest

Maple Avenue will be closed to traffic around 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024 The 78th Annual Vienna Virginia Halloween Parade! Theme: Party like it's 1999! This parade is full of Marching Bands, Fire Engines, Dancers, Floats and kids... and more kids. One friend who recently moved back to London always commented how "you Continue Reading

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Want to know about Flight Paths?

By Doug Francis

Loudoun County Airport Impact Overlay District

I updated this article to include a new 2024 Dulles Disclosure One of the benefits of living in Northern Virginia is that you can get a flight almost anywhere in the world at one of the local airports. Each of these "local airports" qualifies to be in the top tier of U.S. airports for passenger traffic and daily flights. When a real estate Continue Reading

Filed Under: Blog, Home Buyer Tips, Living Here Tagged With: real estate, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Vienna Virginia, Washington Dulles International Airport

A required termite inspection in your sales contract?

By Doug Francis

Termite in 2x4

This is a previous article that I have Updated for 2024 Yes, a termite inspection clause is part of the standard Northern Virginia real estate sales contract. Last week, I received a question via email from an upset seller who had just been told that he was being required to have his home treated for live termites. He wanted to know if this Continue Reading

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Town of Vienna, Virginia

By Doug Francis

Vienna station WOD Trail

The Freeman House on Church Street The historic Freeman House is located on Church Street in Vienna. It is really the unofficial center of town and its active lifestyle, as on one side is the Vienna Town Green, a weekend farmers market, the W&OD Bike Trail (you can walk or run too), an organic bakery, Bazin's on Church Restaurant, Clarity, Continue Reading

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“Doug nailed it! Within days, we had three offers, one of which not only met, but far exceeded all of our goals.”
– R. Pollard

“He truly was a partner integrating us unto the community and made it easy for us to take advantage of all Vienna has to offer.”
– A. D’Eredita

“We are so thankful we found Doug to guide us through the complex home selling and buying processes!”
– Scott and Jennie

About Doug Francis

I am a Realtor with TTR Sotheby's International Realty® just outside Washington D.C. in Northern Virginia. I'm licensed in Virginia with a focus on Vienna, VA real estate since 1991.

That deep knowledge is valuable, especially in today's fast-paced market where advice is critical. Although many of my clients are personally referred, I am available to help you too and am accepting new clients right now.

Feel free to contact me at 703-304-6827 or email me at doug@dougfrancis.com anytime!

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